SESSION 2 THE NCIP MANDATES AND WORKS ON PROTECTING AND PROMOTING IP RIGHTS. THE NCIP VIEWS ON THE IP RIGHTS’ OBSERVATORY & NATIONAL INQUIRY. Commissioner Basilio A. Wandag Naimbag nga aldaw tau amin! We are in Baguio so we have to use, once in a while the Cordillera Ilocano. Our Chairperson Atty. Leoner T. Oralde-Quintayo, she is the one invited, but during the En Banc and due to series of task, these Commissioners have an equally important task, she asked me to be in this IP Conference-Workshop. This is why I am here. Commissioner Basilio A. Wandag We will have to make a simple review of our mandate and what we are doing in the NCIP. The state policy evolved through time. Nag-umpisa tayo sa policy acceleration. Tapos nagpunta tayo sa policy of integration. In the event of the 1987 Constitution, we came out a policy of recognition. Ito talaga ang hinahanap ng mga Indigenous Peoples… the recognition, promotion and protection of the rights IPs. Because of the policy of recognition in the 1987 Constitution, it has been enacted the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) or RA 8371. This was the result of the regional consultations, national consultations and brought to the Congress of the Philippines. We are gratified by non-negotiable provisions, in the draft bill surfaced by the Indigenous Peoples. The IPRA landmarks the legislation to:  Correct Historical Injustice  Enforce Constitutional Mandates  Observe International Norms The IPRA was signed into law on October 29, 1997 together with 4 bundles of rights. Salient Features of IPRA Law 1. Rights to Ancestral Domains and Lands 2. Rights to Self-Governance and Empowerment 3. Social Justice and Human Rights 4. Rights to Cultural Integrity 5. Creation of the NCIP 7